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L.G.R is an Italian eyewear manufacturer of high-end glasses and sunglasses, started in 2007 by Luca Gnecchi Ruscone, whose initials inspired the brand's name, Luca established the company after having made a trip to Eritrea, Africa in 2006 to an optical store in Asmara, owned by his grandfather, where he discovered a box of sunglasses which had been imported from Italy 50 years earlier. Having returned to Italy, Luca began a small production of four of the authentic frames that would respect the same artisan methods of their original make. Since then the production line has developed into a selection of sunglasses and optical frames, which are all inspired by the original discovery made in Africa.

L.G.R is an Italian eyewear manufacturer of high-end glasses and sunglasses, started in 2007 by Luca Gnecchi Ruscone, whose initials inspired the brand's name, Luca established the company after having made a trip to Eritrea, Africa in 2006 to an optical store in Asmara, owned by his grandfather, where he discovered a box of sunglasses which had been imported from Italy 50 years earlier. Having returned to Italy, Luca began a small production of four of the authentic frames that would respect the same artisan methods of their original make. Since then the production line has developed into a selection of sunglasses and optical frames, which are all inspired by the original discovery made in Africa. L.G.R has every component of their product handcrafted in Italy. The hand carved cellulose acetate frames are hand polished in three different steps with flex hinges.The crystal lenses are anti-scratch and mineral tempered, which are impact resistant and have various treatments such as: polarization, anti-reflective coating, infrared protection, color enhancement treatment, UV protection, and photochromization. Since the idea of the brand originated in Africa, every model is named after an African city.